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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: What’s the best way to turn down charity requests?

Plus: How to deal with a carer who insists on charging her phone

14 June 2014

8:00 AM

14 June 2014

8:00 AM

Q. I am the co-owner of a chocolate business which regularly receives requests for donations of goody bags and raffle prizes. I take a dim view when these come addressed to ‘Dear Sir or Madam’. It seems that the larger the charity the less likely that anyone can be  bothered.

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